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Fawcett, Bill (Editor) Hunters and Shooters: An Oral History of the U.S. Navy Seals in Vietnam
William Morrow & Co 1995 0688126642 / 9780688126643 Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine
A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 316 pages. Synopsis: The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military history an elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demolition experts, and guerrilla warriors ready for sea, air, and land combat. Born out of a proud naval tradition dating back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in the early 1960s. Vietnam was their proving ground. In this remarkable volume, fifteen former SEALs most of them original founding team members, or "plankowners" share their vivid first-person remembrances of action in Vietnam. Here are honest, brutal, and relentlessly thrilling stories of covert missions, ferocious firefights, and red-hot chopper insertions and extractions, revealing astonishing little-known truths that will only add strength to the enduring SEAL legend. Annotation: Part of a naval tradition that goes back to World War II, the first SEAL teams were commissioned in 1962. As underwater demolition experts, skilled parachutists, and specialists in a host of other areas, their first proving ground was Vietnam. In Hunters and Shooters, 15 SEALs tell their incredible and heroic stories.
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7.28 USD
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